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2018-19 Women's Rowing Roster

Tessa Shade

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Oakwood
  • Hometown Oakwood, Ohio
  • Custom1 Novice

Biography

Junior (2918-19)
• Raced on the V8+ B team and finished second out of six teams at the Bald Eagle Collegiate Invitational.
• Raced at Marietta as a member of the V8+ team.
• Competed in the Varsity 4+ petite final at the Cooper Invite.
• Competed in the 4th 500m and the 5th and 6th 500m against Duquesne. 

Sophomore (2017-18)
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Part of the Novice 8 team that placed third in the 6K (26:05.09) and then competed against Ohio State in the 500m sprints at the Muskie Chase hosted by Marietta.
• Part of the second V8+ boat that placed second in the morning session (7:37.08) and later placed second in the Second Varsity 8+ B Final (7:39.02) at the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• On day one of the George Washington Invitational, raced in the JV8+ that finished third, crossing in a time of 7:09.90. On day two, competed in the JV8+ that finished third with a time of 6:56.80.
• At the Cooper Invitational, competed in the 2V8+ race, finishing in a time of 8:16.69, and also raced in the 2V8+ Petite Final, placing second with a time of 7:51.64.
• On day one at the SIRA Regatta, raced in the JV8+ Time Trial, finishing fifth overall with a time of 6:32.81. This qualified the JV8+ for the semifinals, which they finished in third place in a time of 7:41.08. In the JV8+ Grand Final, finished in a time of 7:29.63, good for fifth overall.
• At A-10 Championships, raced in the 2V8+ which won the Petite Final, with a time of 7:17.27.

High School
  • Played volleyball her freshman year and softball her freshman and sophomore years

Personal
  • Daughter of Toni and Paul Shade
  • Has three siblings: Tori, Taylor, and Tedi
  • Majoring is sports management with a minor in business administration

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'8"